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How to root the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active on the NG3 update

A new update is being released for the S5 Active, since i didn't see a thread on how to root the device... Here it is...
Towel root works on the NE4 build but will not work on the new NG3 update.
So what i did was downgraded with the firmware file found on Sammobile with the NE4 build.
Then used Towel root and installed SuperSU, it said it failed to install Supersu but after a reboot all was well.
Oh this was a AT&T S5 active.
SuperSU worked fine and root was verified!
I haven't posted much before. I would like to give back to the awesome community who has done so much for me!
Hit the thanks button if i helped!

Could really use your help
James L said:
A new update is being released for the S5 Active, since i didn't see a thread on how to root the device... Here it is...
Towel root works on the NE4 build but will not work on the new NG3 update.
So what i did was downgraded with the firmware file found on Sammobile with the NE4 build.
Then used Towel root and installed SuperSU, it said it failed to install Supersu but after a reboot all was well.
Oh this was a AT&T S5 active.
SuperSU worked fine and root was verified!
I haven't posted much before. I would like to give back to the awesome community who has done so much for me!
Hit the thanks button if i helped!
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Trying to use your same method
I am trying to root my phone with Towel root and it won't recognize my phone either. My phone deleted all it's text messages, for some reason, last night and I need to root my phone so I can save some of the messages. Came across your post and figured you can help me. I downloaded the may version of the sm-g870A and odin. Odin won't open. I've never done this before and could use your help. If I can downgrade my firmware, or change it, in a way where Towel root would recognize my phone that would be exactly what I need. Also tried all the Modstrings, did no good. Whatever you could say to help, can hit me up personally and help me, idk if you could do that, but it'd be awesome if you could help me.

hitncnotes said:
Trying to use your same method
I am trying to root my phone with Towel root and it won't recognize my phone either. My phone deleted all it's text messages, for some reason, last night and I need to root my phone so I can save some of the messages. Came across your post and figured you can help me. I downloaded the may version of the sm-g870A and odin. Odin won't open. I've never done this before and could use your help. If I can downgrade my firmware, or change it, in a way where Towel root would recognize my phone that would be exactly what I need. Also tried all the Modstrings, did no good. Whatever you could say to help, can hit me up personally and help me, idk if you could do that, but it'd be awesome if you could help me.
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You should try my thread here guys. >>>> CLICK ME PLEASE AND HIT THANKS IF IT WORKS FOR YOU

Hi, I really appreciated your post, but was confused with "NE4" & "NG3" can someone please explain what these are and how would I downgrade to NE4? Thanks

landonfox00 said:
Hi, I really appreciated your post, but was confused with "NE4" & "NG3" can someone please explain what these are and how would I downgrade to NE4? Thanks
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NE4 and NG3 are official kernel images...
Downgrade consists of flashing the NE4 kernel image via Odin...then rooting the device....and then flashing the NG3 kernel via Odin which will give you a fully rooted rom that is the latest version...
Knox will NOT trip if you follow the thread instructions...
We are forced to downgrade the kernel to gain root due to the exploit being patched in the latest update...
The root method works perfectly....g

Thank you for your help
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Thanks so much u guys, the root was successful

gregsarg said:
Knox will NOT trip if you follow the thread instructions...
The root method works perfectly....g
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can i get a link please to these instructions because this thread seems to be pretty vague on the steps required to downgrade

mikeloeven said:
can i get a link please to these instructions because this thread seems to be pretty vague on the steps required to downgrade
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2868776

James L said:
A new update is being released for the S5 Active, since i didn't see a thread on how to root the device... Here it is...
Towel root works on the NE4 build but will not work on the new NG3 update.
So what i did was downgraded with the firmware file found on Sammobile with the NE4 build.
Then used Towel root and installed SuperSU, it said it failed to install Supersu but after a reboot all was well.
Oh this was a AT&T S5 active.
SuperSU worked fine and root was verified!
I haven't posted much before. I would like to give back to the awesome community who has done so much for me!
Hit the thanks button if i helped!
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Sorry to revive an old thread but I am on 5.0. how do I downgrade to 4.4.4? I've done it in the past but I forgot how to do it

Anyone have boc5 firmware anywhere?

Rootmaster906 said:
Sorry to revive an old thread but I am on 5.0. how do I downgrade to 4.4.4? I've done it in the past but I forgot how to do it
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Doesn't ATT have the bootloader locked?

Rootmaster906 said:
Sorry to revive an old thread but I am on 5.0. how do I downgrade to 4.4.4? I've done it in the past but I forgot how to do it
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Find the firmware and put it into the AP slot of Odin.

dave678 said:
Find the firmware and put it into the AP slot of Odin.
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Lol. That is not what I'm asking. what I'm asking for is what firmware do I need to step backwards to kit Kat. I know if I can get it on revision 2 bootloader lollipop, I can downgrade to revision one kit Kat. I did this in the past but I forgot how. Right now I downgraded to 5.0 and I'm trying kingroot and Kingo root. It's not working

Find the latest 4.4.4 Kitkat version and try.

dave678 said:
Find the latest 4.4.4 Kitkat version and try.
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I did. Says fuse binary of 2. That's why I need the lp firmware with the binary of 1. So that I can downgrade to 4.4. Believe me I know what I'm doing, I just can't find the appropriate firmware. I need the boc 5 firmware. But that was an OTA I think

dave678 said:
Doesn't ATT have the bootloader locked?
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Yes...but you can get system root with towelroot. Safestrap recovery for locked bootloaders

Rootmaster906 said:
I did. Says fuse binary of 2. That's why I need the lp firmware with the binary of 1. So that I can downgrade to 4.4. Believe me I know what I'm doing, I just can't find the appropriate firmware. I need the boc 5 firmware. But that was an OTA I think
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Can't find BOC5 anywhere

Rootmaster906 said:
I did. Says fuse binary of 2. That's why I need the lp firmware with the binary of 1. So that I can downgrade to 4.4. Believe me I know what I'm doing, I just can't find the appropriate firmware. I need the boc 5 firmware. But that was an OTA I think
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[G870A][MM][6.0.1] All OTA Updates for G870A from G870AUCU1BOC5 to G870AUCS2DPH4
NOTE: to download these files use free download manager www.freedownloadmanager.org or else you will encouter with this error "Error 403 Forbidden You don't have permission to access the file on this server"...
forum.xda-developers.com

Rootmaster906 said:
Yes...but you can get system root with towelroot. Safestrap recovery for locked bootloaders
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https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347762753 This is a pre rooted rom.

dave678 said:
https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=24052804347762753 This is a pre rooted rom.
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thank you very much for your Noble efforts but none of your suggestions are working. I've done all this stuff already dude. This is why I need the boc5 firmware

Root on 20r

I've been searching the forum for a while, but most of the rooting guide are based on earlier version. Do i need to downgrade before rooting?

Gemichi said:
I've been searching the forum for a while, but most of the rooting guide are based on earlier version. Do i need to downgrade before rooting?
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Yes you would need to downgrade, but since you have a T-Mobile version it's most likely not possible due to anti rollback
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hyelton said:
Yes you would need to downgrade, but since you have a T-Mobile version it's most likely not possible due to anti rollback
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guess I'll need to wait till someone figure out a way to root 20r then...

Gemichi said:
guess I'll need to wait till someone figure out a way to root 20r then...
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yes theres is... since hyelton already told you no downgrade.. that means no flashing 20i...
so youll be using the same procedure the same steps except flash 20i kdz.. youll will be doing all this on 20r.. so follow instructons . usiong same procedure just skip the flash 20i kdz.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-g4/development/stock-h811-20i-images-kdz-flashable-t3308227

raptorddd said:
yes theres is... since hyelton already told you no downgrade.. that means no flashing 20i...
so youll be using the same procedure the same steps except flash 20i kdz.. youll will be doing all this on 20r.. so follow instructons . usiong same procedure just skip the flash 20i kdz.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-g4/development/stock-h811-20i-images-kdz-flashable-t3308227
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sorry I haven't get on here for a while. Now my phone got updated to 20v, does the same method work? I saw your post about rooting on a 20r?

Gemichi said:
sorry I haven't get on here for a while. Now my phone got updated to 20v, does the same method work? I saw your post about rooting on a 20r?
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yes, same thread, just do the steps about OEM Unlocking and Root. i would grab the most recent twrp image from here (3.1.1-1) and the latest SuperSU here (2.82 TWRP Installable Zip)
you will also need adb and fastboot tools on your pc, get that here, latest version is 1.4.3
or you can just flash twrp and then flash an already rooted system image for 20v from @MicroMod777 found here

Midnight_Rider said:
yes, same thread, just do the steps about OEM Unlocking and Root. i would grab the most recent twrp image from here (3.1.1-1) and the latest SuperSU here (2.82 TWRP Installable Zip)
you will also need adb and fastboot tools on your pc, get that here, latest version is 1.4.3
or you can just flash twrp and then flash an already rooted system image for 20v from @MicroMod777 found here
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Thanks, I'll try to root it, hoping I can tweak more settings to get more battery life out of it. SOT is worst than everyone @[email protected]

Gemichi said:
Thanks, I'll try to root it, hoping I can tweak more settings to get more battery life out of it. SOT is worst than everyone @[email protected]
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Did this work for you?

brt309 said:
Did this work for you?
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Unfortunately (or fortunately) I traded it in for the s8 since I dropped it. Thought I was time to get rid of it before it loses any value. So I wasn't able to try it out...

Gemichi said:
Unfortunately (or fortunately) I traded it in for the s8 since I dropped it. Thought I was time to get rid of it before it loses any value. So I wasn't able to try it out...
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Thanks, I just got my Note 8 I will keep my LG as a backup.

brt309 said:
Did this work for you?
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I'm gonna try this in the morning I'm on 20v.

South Korean P9 Plus Nougat Update

Hello!
The main reason I picked the Huawei P9 Plus was that I had read online that Nougat was coming to the P9 Plus. But now, people have had it since March and I still don't have it! lol
So I've got a couple of questions about trying to install it manually.
1) South Korean banking apps quit working if they detect that you have root access. Is there a manual install method that doesn't require root or a way to hide root access from them?
2) Can I install the European update (the only one I seem to be able to find online) on a South Korean phone? I've got the VIE-L09 and I'm currently running VIE-L09C627B140.

The latest for C627 is B140 in Firmware Finder.
You can debrand your phone to get an European firmware. You will find guides here on XDA.

masze said:
The latest for C627 is B140 in Firmware Finder.
You can debrand your phone to get an European firmware. You will find guides here on XDA.
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Would that require root or somehow else block apps that check for root access?

doulos05 said:
Would that require root or somehow else block apps that check for root access?
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You need to do it twrp, so you need to unlock bootloader and gain root excess.
Debrand
Lock bootloader and close root.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/how-to/guide-debranding-to-c432-updating-to-t3551523
https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9-plus/how-to/vdo-guide-how-to-debrand-huawei-phone-t3410046

masze said:
You need to do it twrp, so you need to unlock bootloader and gain root excess.
Debrand
Lock bootloader and close root.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/how-to/guide-debranding-to-c432-updating-to-t3551523
https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9-plus/how-to/vdo-guide-how-to-debrand-huawei-phone-t3410046
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I don't think there is a working TWRP for C627. I tried with all versions of TWRP for P9, none of them work.

junhuy said:
I don't think there is a working TWRP for C627. I tried with all versions of TWRP for P9, none of them work.
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So is there no way to debrand? Sorry, I intended to test this about 2 weeks ago and then life happened. Stupid life.

doulos05 said:
So is there no way to debrand? Sorry, I intended to test this about 2 weeks ago and then life happened. Stupid life.
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it seems so, at least until a working twrp for c627 is out.

doulos05 said:
So is there no way to debrand? Sorry, I intended to test this about 2 weeks ago and then life happened. Stupid life.
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I managed to install twrp after flashing the c432 rom following this guide https://forum.xda-developers.com/p9/how-to/guide-debranding-to-c432-updating-to-t3551523. with the hybrid rom of c900, you can install twrp with SRKTool. After that, you can flash anything you want.

rooted note 8, can I update?

I know I have posted multiple times asking the same question, sorry about that still learning how this works. I am aware that if I do a software update, I will lose root. However it has been quite some time and I would like to update if I can. My worry is, will I brick my phone?. This is a link to steps I followed to root my phone. I am still very new to this, sorry. And thank you for you help! Love XDA
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-8/development/root-samfail-galaxy-note8-t3685340

Yo will not get OTA updates while rooted, but you can download any available firmware for your device/country/opearator, one consideration to take into account: if you want to downgrade for any reason, you must not install a firmware with a higher bootloader version

PSA: Do not downgrade from Pie (C432B197) using Oreo Rollback (C432B150)

I can only speak for BLA-L29C432B197 (Probably B179 too), but I assume this will cover any Pie firmware released in January.
In these releases Huawei disabled custom kernel, so phone won't boot with a custom kernel flashed.
This had me wanting to downgrade to B161 where it does work. So I try with NoCheck, which is fine to update with, Software install failed.
I try with FH (I happened to have a credit left) HiSuite method, Software install failed.
I tried with Dload package, same result.
So I figure I can use Rollback, as it worked fine on Beta to get back to Oreo with it...
It failed after 7% (or so, I didn't actually watch), device reboot to a black screen. Fastboot was working though.
So it most likely only flashed Oreo bootloader, and device was hardbricked. I managed to get it back using test point and IDT, this will void your warranty though.
So, do not downgrade using NoCheck recovery and rollback package, it's not worth the time to get device back.
Edit: Downgrade from Pie B197 to Oreo B157 is fine using NoCheck.

ante0 said:
So, do not downgrade using NoCheck recovery and rollback package, it's not worth the time to get device back.
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So, there are no options to downgrade from 197? WTF is wrong with Huawei?

ante0 said:
So, do not downgrade using NoCheck recovery and rollback package, it's not worth the time to get device back.
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And probably will also require spending money on other tools. Backups are also important, so people with rooted devices should use Partitions Backup (by wanam) and backup nvme, oeminfo and modem partitions.
As for downgrading with DLOAD or HiSuite we have no idea if it will work or if it will brick. Original recovery/eRecovery might have a fail safe mechanism.
badmania98 said:
So, there are no options to downgrade from 197? WTF is wrong with Huawei?
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Dload might work or just refuse to downgrade, but i don't think it will brick.

Pretoriano80 said:
Partitions Backup (by wanam) and backup nvme, oeminfo and modem partitions.
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Where I can find this app, and what version I have to use?
I installed Partitions Backup & Restore 2.0.1.
LE. Backup Done.

also.it's happened in alp-al00（mate10 china）.
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”5. This system version can be rolled back to the official version of EMUI 8.0 in Phone Manager. Rolling back the system version will erase your personal data. For more information, please contact the customer service hotline.” - according to description of v.197 firmware.
Where is this option in the phone menu? It is written in v.179 firmware, also.

badmania98 said:
”5. This system version can be rolled back to the official version of EMUI 8.0 in Phone Manager. Rolling back the system version will erase your personal data. For more information, please contact the customer service hotline.” - according to description of v.197 firmware.
Where is this option in the phone menu? It is written in v.179 firmware, also.
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There's none! I don't know what they mean with Phone Manager. My guess is that HiSuite = Phone Manager.
zt379 said:
also.it's happened in alp-al00（mate10 china）.
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When downgrading with No_check recovery?

I asked Huawei centre about downgrade and they told me that is possible in service centre only.

ante0 said:
I can only speak for BLA-L29C432B197 (Probably B179 too), but I assume this will cover any Pie firmware released in January.
In these releases Huawei disabled custom kernel, so phone won't boot with a custom kernel flashed.
This had me wanting to downgrade to B161 where it does work. So I try with NoCheck, which is fine to update with, Software install failed.
I try with FH (I happened to have a credit left) HiSuite method, Software install failed.
I tried with Dload package, same result.
So I figure I can use Rollback, as it worked fine on Beta to get back to Oreo with it...
It failed after 7% (or so, I didn't actually watch), device reboot to a black screen. Fastboot was working though.
So it most likely only flashed Oreo bootloader, and device was hardbricked. I managed to get it back using test point and IDT, this will void your warranty though.
So, do not downgrade using NoCheck recovery and rollback package, it's not worth the time to get device back.
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Hey there, search on forum a tool for P20 Pro. From 179 i came back on 158 Oreo

Pretoriano80 said:
There's none! I don't know what they mean with Phone Manager. My guess is that HiSuite = Phone Manager.
When downgrading with No_check recovery?
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perhaps never! and now hope xda developers could handle this bad things
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lorenzomeini56 said:
Hey there, search on forum a tool for P20 Pro. From 179 i came back on 158 Oreo
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Can you put a link to this tool.?

badmania98 said:
Can you put a link to this tool.?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20/how-to/guide-how-to-rollback-emui-9-beta-to-t3841687

lorenzomeini56 said:
Hey there, search on forum a tool for P20 Pro. From 179 i came back on 158 Oreo
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does it works in other kirin970 devices of emui9 to emui8？？
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lorenzomeini56 said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/huawei-p20/how-to/guide-how-to-rollback-emui-9-beta-to-t3841687
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This tool we already have it. I dont know if ante0 used it this time, but I think he did ( contains nocheck.img).

badmania98 said:
This tool we already have it. I dont know if ante0 used it this time, but I think he did ( contains nocheck.img).
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Yep. Same NoCheck.img.
Edit: well, unless that nocheck is for p20... That might be why.
I will compare them.

I can confirm that in connecting my ALP-29 to my Windows 10 PC with HiSuite, I get offered the choice to roll back to Oreo. But the small print warns that your device should not be rooted or unlocked. I'm happy with Pie, so I'm not tempted to check whether this works without bricking your device, but just letting folks know about the purported option. Presumably if you try, you should at minimum unroot first......You also will be factory wiped.

ante0 said:
to get back to Oreo .
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To what version of Oreo did you tried to get back?

badmania98 said:
To what version of Oreo did you tried to get back?
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B150, the rollback version. I figured that would work as it is a rollback. But I should maybe have gone with B158.
Either way, don't do it with NoCheck for BLA
I'm almost done repairing device!

ante0 said:
B150, the rollback version. I figured that would work as it is a rollback. But I should maybe have gone with B158.
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B150 was the roll back from Pie Beta. According to FF, I think that B156 and 157 are the roll back from official Pie.

badmania98 said:
B150 was the roll back from Pie Beta. According to FF, I think that B156 and 157 are the roll back from official Pie.
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B157 should be the roll-back version. But a P20 Pro owner bricked when downgrading with HiSuite, with a completely stock device, so....